We have a large, but basic one...not a high end brand (toastmaster?). 15 years old or so. Used daily...we'd be lost without it (it was priceless during the week or two with no appliances when we bought our house). We want a larger convection one, next time.

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if you want something that toasts bread, any toaster will do. theyre a pretty simple little contraption and all work exactly the same so if youre not looking for features you might as well get the cheapest.

you can also get something that does a little more if youre into pushing buttons and knobs and all that jazz.

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if you want something that toasts bread, any toaster will do. theyre a pretty simple little contraption and all work exactly the same so if youre not looking for features you might as well get the cheapest.

you can also get something that does a little more if youre into pushing buttons and knobs and all that jazz.

We like to use it to bake small volumes without having to turn on a whole oven. Cooking a single grilled cheese, for example. Or reheating a slice of pizza.

We have had a Oster convection toaster oven that wasn't too expensive but has served us great for the last eight or nine years. I am far from any kind of chef, but the little fan makes a huge difference. We are very happy with it.

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We have a Cuisinart. I think it was a CR recommended choice when we bought it. It's fine -- has a convection setting I like a lot. We use it a lot -- reheating things, making cheese toast, making regular toast, cooking a few cookies (I make dough and freeze it raw) at a time. The only thing I don't Iike is that it's a bit hard to clean. There's a bottom tray that comes off to clean the crumbs, but you can't take the door off and really clean in the cracks.